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Location: The Great State of Texas | I've decided I'm going to sell my CS-255, mainly because I just don't seem to be playing it much these days. Before I post it for sale, I want to make sure I have the description right, and I'm having a tough time identifying the top wood.
Can you guys help? It's probably very simple for someone who knows O's inside and out, but in looking at it, it's not a wood that's very apparent to me. Maybe it's the stain that's throwing me off. It has the depth and shimmer of Mahogany, the wavy grain of Walnut, some knotting features like Maple, etc.
Any ideas?
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Might be bubinga. Are there initials after the CS-255? I noticed some of the Celebrities used initials to signify the type of wood on the top. NQM is nutmeg quilted maple, for example. |
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| This time Mark beat me to the answer ;) .
I, too, think it looks like waterfall bubinga, kinda like this 99C up on eBay now. On a Celeb it would certainly be a laminate. |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Originally posted by g8r:
This time Mark beat me to the answer ;) .
I, too, think it looks like waterfall bubinga, kinda like this 99C up on eBay now. On a Celeb it would certainly be a laminate. |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Hey, I just noticed that was my 300th post! Watch out Tupperware, or whatever your name turns out to be. :p :D |
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Location: NJ | Looks like the last thing Beal did when he left was t'put Disappearing Ink in the pen . . . |
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| Originally posted by Patch:
I think it's laminate on the '99 too. I think you're right. On the specs for the Collector's series on the O site they specifically state solid for the '01 (redwood) top, but not for any of the other (non-spruce) tops. |
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Location: Paris/France | Could it be nutmeg birdseye maple???
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| Originally posted by Jérôme:
Could it be nutmeg birdseye maple???
J :) Jérôme, I'd normally bow to your far superior knowledge, but I have to disagree here. If you look at the second picture Robby posted - the close-up of the bridge - you can see somewhat open and large (wide) grain patterns reminiscent of mahogany or sapele. Maple of all varieties has much tighter grain, not at all like what this looks.
Bubinga:
Bird's-eye Maple
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Location: Boise, Idaho | The 99C is laminate. I have one. I know they have been making some Celebs in waterfall bubinga. That's why I thought Robby might have one of those. His pictures are more orange than my guitar is, but it just might be the photograph.
There are some maple laminate Collectors that are similar, but not the birdseye maple. The only one of those I've seen was on the 90 Collector and it has a very tight pattern with little knots in it that look like eyes. Hence the name, I suppose. |
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Location: Paris/France | You're surely right!! ;)
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Hey Jerome, Thanks for the reminder...
You caused me to dig-out my CC255! :cool:
I don't know what the difference between a CC255 and a CS255 is...
'cept maybe yours is prettier...
And I think they both have Plywood tops... Just some plywood looks nicer than others. |
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Location: The Great State of Texas | Ok. I'm goin' with Bubinga. I'll come up with a full description, some pics, and a price, and post it here soon.
Thanks for the help. As always, I appreciate it!
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Help with Top Wood Identification